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rupture, in medicine: see hernia hernia, protrusion of an internal organ or part of an organ through the wall of a body cavity. The hernia is enclosed by a sac formed by the lining of the cavity. It results from a weakness or rupture in the wall, usually where there is already a natural weakness.
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rupture

Pathol

a. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part

b. another word for hernia

rupture [′rəp·chər]

(geology)

fracture

(medicine)

hernia

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